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1. 
The act of working against one's own government is...
A.
revolution
B.
treason
C.
boycott
D.
petition
2. 
Which war came about because of the conflicts between Britain and the French in the Ohio Valley?
A.
The French Revolution
B.
Revolutionary War
C.
Powhatan War
D.
French and Indian War
3. 
A plan for spending money is ...
A.
budget
B.
boycott
C.
petition
D.
treason
4. 
What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?
A.
It sold western lands to settlers
B.
It passed new tax laws for the colonies
C.
It printed colonial currency
D.
It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain
5. 
a signed request is a...
A.
revolution
B.
boycott
C.
budget
D.
petition
6. 
Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation. What does the word representation mean ?
A.
a voice in one's government
B.
a plan for spending money
C.
a lawmaking body
D.
money that governments collect from citizens
7. 
a sudden change in government is ...
A.
boycott
B.
petition
C.
revolution
D.
treason
8. 
How did many of the colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?
A.
They refused to make British goods.
B.
They refused to buy British goods.
C.
They left the colonies
D.
They fought with the British slodiers
9. 
to refuse to buy is ...
A.
boycott
B.
budget
C.
petition
D.
treason
10. 
How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
A.
The stole British goods
B.
They voted to declare independence
C.
They housed British soldiers
D.
They spread information quickly
11. 
Which of the following was the colonist's name for the Coercive Acts?
A.
Declaration of Independence
B.
Olive Branch Petitions
C.
The Intolerable Acts
D.
Articles of Confederation
12. 
The first Continental Congress met in Virginia.
A.
true
B.
false
13. 
The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766. What does repealed mean?
A.
to refuse to buy from someone
B.
a sudden transformation of government
C.
to take back
D.
working against one's government
14. 
The battles at Lexington and Concord marked the star of the American Revolution.
A.
true
B.
false
15. 
Which act taxed all paper documents in the colonies?
A.
Sugar Act
B.
Townshend Acts
C.
Coercive Acts
D.
Stamp Act
16. 
The first Continental Congress sent a petition to King George III.
A.
true
B.
false
17. 
Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?
A.
Treaty of Spain
B.
Treaty of France
C.
Treaty of Paris
D.
Treaty of Canada
18. 
Paul Revere protested tax laws in Parliament.
A.
true
B.
false
19. 
What happened as a result of the Boston Tea Party?
A.
Boston Harbor was closed until the colonists paid for the destroyed tea
B.
The French and Indian War began
C.
The colonies gained their independence from Britain
D.
All the taxes enforced by Parliament were taken away
20. 
What was the cause of the Boston Massacre?
A.
The colonists refused to have ships dock in Boston Harbor
B.
British soldiers refused to pay their taxes
C.
Angryn colonists argued with a group of armed British soldiers
D.
The colonists dumped tea in Boston Harbor
21. 
Which of the following stated that only Native Americans could live on lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?
A.
Stamp Act
B.
Coercive Acts
C.
Declaration of Independence
D.
Proclamation of 1763
22. 
He organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston.
A.
George Washington
B.
Samuel Adams
C.
Patrick Henry
D.
Paul Revere
23. 
Which is not one of the laws that were part of the Coercive Acts?
A.
The port of Boston was closed until colonists paid for the destroyed tea
B.
The colonists were ordered to quarter British soldiers
C.
Colonists were forced to wear uniforms of the British soldiers
D.
The Massachusetts' legislature was stopped from meeting
24. 
This person is thought of as the first person killed in the fight for the colonies' freedom.
A.
Benjamin Frnaklin
B.
George Washington
C.
Samuel Adams
D.
Crispus Attucks
25. 
Daughters of Liberty wove their own cloth.
A.
true
B.
false